Haunted Houses on Long Island
Long Island is home to a broad collection of haunted houses and Halloween scare attractions, ranging from professional scream parks and theatrical haunted productions to historic mansion haunts, wooded terror trails, nonprofit fundraisers, and established residential walk-throughs. This guide focuses specifically on scare-oriented haunts in Nassau County and Suffolk County.
The directory was comprehensively re-researched for the 2026 Halloween season and updated on September 30, 2026. The active map contains 19 attractions. Seventeen have current 2026 operating info, while two established haunts remain listed with their dates marked as awaiting publication.
Haunted Houses on Long Island Map
The map includes professional haunted houses, scream parks, haunted trails, haunted woods, community and charity haunts, a haunted trail ride, and established public home haunts. Use the filters to narrow the listings by type, county, scare level, setting or 2026 confirmation status.
2026 Haunted House Status
Most of Long Island’s major haunted attractions have by now released enough current information to confirm their 2026 season. Smaller community haunts can announce dates later and may change plans due to weather, staffing or community considerations, so visitors should verify details before traveling.
| Haunted Attraction | Location | Type | 2026 Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayville Scream Park | Bayville | Scream Park | 2026 confirmed: Sept. 18-Nov. 7 |
| Nightmare in Nassau | Hicksville | Haunted House | 2026 confirmed: select dates Sept.-Nov. |
| Schmitt’s Farm Haunt | Melville | Haunted House + Trail | 2026 confirmed: tickets on sale |
| Restless Souls Haunted House Complex | Huntington Station | Haunted Complex | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 2-31 |
| Deepwells Haunted Mansion | St. James | Historic Haunted Mansion | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30; 7-10 PM |
| Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse | Bellport | Theatrical Haunted House | 2026 confirmed: Sept. 25-Nov. 1 on select dates |
| Yaphank Trail of Terror | Yaphank | Haunted Trail | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31; 7-11 PM |
| Spooky Walk at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck | Center Moriches | Haunted Trail | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 16, 17, 23 & 24; 7-9 PM |
| Darkside Haunted House | Wading River | Haunted House | 2026 confirmed: schedule and tickets active |
| Haunted Hollow | Calverton | Haunted House + Trail | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 23-24 evenings |
| Long Island Haunted Firehouse | Farmingville | Community Haunted House | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 3-31; Fri.-Sun. 7-10 PM |
| Spooky Fest Haunted Woods | Rockville Centre | Haunted Woods | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18 & 23-25; 6-9 PM |
| Terrifying Trails at Belmont Lake State Park | West Babylon | Haunted Trail Ride | 2026 confirmed: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in October; weather permitting |
| The Medford Haunted House | Middle Island | Community Haunted House | 2026 dates awaiting publication |
| Apex Horror Productions: Scary Tales | Selden | Home Haunt | 2026 confirmed: Oct. 29, 30 & 31; 6-10 PM |
| The Haunting on Virginia Avenue | North Massapequa | Home Haunt | 2026 confirmed: every Friday & Saturday in October; 7-9 PM |
| Monroe Manor Halloween Only | North Bellmore | Home Haunt | 2026 confirmed: Halloween night only, Oct. 31 |
| DAED MAN’S MANOR | East Yaphank | Home / Yard Haunt | 2026 confirmed: Halloween night only, Oct. 31 |
| East Meadow House of Horror | East Meadow | Home Haunt | 2026 dates awaiting publication |
Darkness Rising Is Canceled for 2026
Darkness Rising Haunted Attraction in Copiague will not operate during the 2026 season. The attraction announced its season was canceled because of circumstances beyond its control. Because visitors cannot attend this year, Darkness Rising has been removed from the active map. The attraction has indicated that it hopes to recover and return in a future season.
Major, Community and Nonprofit Haunted Attractions
Bayville Scream Park
8 Bayville Ave, Bayville, NY 11709
Type: Scream Park
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Sept. 18-Nov. 7
Large Halloween scream park with five haunted houses, live scare actors, themed food and bars, and additional scare attractions.
🌐 Official Website
Schmitt’s Farm Haunt
26 Pinelawn Rd, Melville, NY 11747
Type: Haunted House + Trail
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: tickets on sale
Long-running Melville haunt pairing a large indoor haunted house with an outdoor haunted corn trail. Nighttime doors open at 7 PM on operating nights.
🌐 Official Website
Deepwells Haunted Mansion
2 Taylor Ln, St. James, NY 11780
Type: Historic Haunted Mansion
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24 & 30; 7-10 PM
The haunt spans two full floors of the historic mansion and also includes a haunted corn maze, Trails of Terror, and the Graveyard of the Undead.
🌐 Official Website
Yaphank Trail of Terror
65 Main St, Yaphank, NY 11980
Type: Haunted Trail
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31; 7-11 PM
Volunteer charity haunted trail and maze through dark woods, with concessions and weather-dependent operation.
🌐 Official Website
Darkside Haunted House
5184 NY-25A, Wading River, NY 11933
Type: Haunted House
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: schedule and tickets active
Professional haunted attraction established in 1998, featuring The Village, The House and a Monster Midway.
🌐 Official Website
Long Island Haunted Firehouse
1080 Portion Rd, Farmingville, NY 11738
Type: Community Haunted House
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 3-31; Fri.-Sun. 7-10 PM
Charity haunted attraction at the Farmingville Fire Department produced by Chamber of Horrors NY, with multiple themed rooms and maze-style scares.
🌐 Official Website
Terrifying Trails at Belmont Lake State Park
Southern State Parkway, Exit 38, North Babylon, NY 11704
Type: Haunted Trail Ride
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in October; weather permitting
New 2026 haunted trail ride presented by I-CON, featuring private Terror Carts along with rotating horror and sci-fi screenings, live performances, costume contests and other spooky programming. Visitors should enter Belmont Lake State Park directly from Exit 38 on Southern State Parkway.
🌐 Official Website
Nightmare in Nassau
Broadway Commons, 358 Broadway Mall, Hicksville, NY 11801
Type: Haunted House
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: select dates Sept.-Nov.
Indoor haunted attraction at Broadway Commons with live actors, themed rooms and separate Not-So-Scary daytime sessions on select dates.
🌐 Official Website
Restless Souls Haunted House Complex
301 W Hills Ct, Huntington Station, NY 11746
Type: Haunted Complex
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 2-31
Volunteer-run nonprofit haunt complex with four haunted attractions, nightly entertainment and the Phantom Plaza Midway. Proceeds benefit West Hills United Methodist Church.
🌐 Official Website
Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse
215 S Country Rd, Bellport, NY 11713
Type: Theatrical Haunted House
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Sept. 25-Nov. 1 on select dates
Professional theatrical haunted attraction produced by The Gateway with trained actors, custom sets, special events and an all-new annual theme.
🌐 Official Website
Spooky Walk at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck
2 Chet Swezey Rd, Center Moriches, NY 11934
Type: Haunted Trail
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 17, 18, 24 & 25; 7-9 PM
Long-running approximately 45-minute charity haunted walk benefiting Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck.
🌐 Official Website
Haunted Hollow
1774 Sound Ave, Calverton, NY 11933
Type: Haunted House + Trail
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 23-24 evenings
Outdoor walk-through haunt at Baiting Hollow Scout Camp with themed tents and scenes. A separate family-friendly daytime Hoedown is scheduled for Oct. 25.
🌐 Official Ticket Page
Spooky Fest Haunted Woods
1450 Tanglewood Rd, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Type: Haunted Woods
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18 & 23-25; 6-9 PM
The scare-focused Haunted Woods attraction within CSTL’s Spooky Fest, featuring zombies, monsters and frightening scenes. Spooky Fest also offers separate non-scary activities.
🌐 Official Website
The Medford Haunted House
79 Middle Island Blvd, Middle Island, NY 11953
Type: Community Haunted House
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 dates awaiting publication
Volunteer-run nonprofit community haunted house that began in Medford in 1999 and now operates in Middle Island.
🌐 Official Website
Established Home Haunts
Long Island also has residential attractions that function as genuine public haunts rather than ordinary decorated houses. For this directory, a home haunt is included only when it is publicly advertised, addressable, scare-oriented, and supported by current operating information or strong evidence of continued activity. Residential haunts can change plans more quickly than commercial attractions, so same-day confirmation is especially important.
Apex Horror Productions: Scary Tales
62 Seminole St, Selden, NY 11784
Type: Home Haunt
Scare Level: ★★★
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Oct. 29, 30 & 31; 6-10 PM
Free residential haunt with handmade sets, live actors, immersive sound and expanded rooms and effects for 2026. A daylight no-actor walk-through is offered for younger visitors.
🌐 Official Website
Monroe Manor Halloween Only
1975 Monroe Ave, North Bellmore, NY 11710
Type: Home Haunt
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Halloween night only, Oct. 31
Residential 13-room covered walk-through that becomes a live-actor haunted attraction on Halloween night.
East Meadow House of Horror
454 Garden St, East Meadow, NY 11554
Type: Home Haunt
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 dates awaiting publication
Residential walk-through with a graveyard, multiple large tents, animatronics, live actors and jump scares. The haunt has operated in recent seasons, but a usable 2026 schedule has not yet been published.
The Haunting on Virginia Avenue
280 N Virginia Ave, North Massapequa, NY 11758
Type: Home Haunt
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: every Friday & Saturday in October; 7-9 PM
Free garage-and-backyard residential walk-through with dark corridors, graveyard scenes, live actors and jump scares.
🌐 Official Website
DAED MAN’S MANOR
462 Rowlinson Dr, East Yaphank, NY 11967
Type: Home / Yard Haunt
Scare Level: ★★☆
2026 Status: 2026 confirmed: Halloween night only, Oct. 31
Immersive residential yard haunt with animatronics, special effects, spooky music and live scare elements.
Which Long Island Haunted House Is Right for You?
| Looking For… | Good Places to Start |
|---|---|
| Large multi-attraction scream park | Bayville Scream Park |
| Professional theatrical haunted house | Gateway’s Haunted Playhouse |
| Long-running professional haunt | Darkside Haunted House |
| Haunted house plus outdoor trail | Schmitt’s Farm Haunt, Haunted Hollow |
| Multiple haunted experiences in one stop | Restless Souls Haunted House Complex |
| Historic mansion setting | Deepwells Haunted Mansion |
| Outdoor haunted walk | Yaphank Trail of Terror, Spooky Walk, Spooky Fest Haunted Woods |
| Haunted trail ride | Terrifying Trails at Belmont Lake State Park |
| Community or charity haunt | Long Island Haunted Firehouse, Restless Souls, Yaphank Trail of Terror, Spooky Walk |
| Established residential haunt | Apex Horror Productions, The Haunting on Virginia Avenue, Monroe Manor, DAED MAN’S MANOR |
| Nassau County | Bayville Scream Park, Nightmare in Nassau, Spooky Fest Haunted Woods and several home haunts |
| Suffolk County | Most of the Island’s large trails, theatrical haunts, community haunts and farm-based attractions |
Scare Levels
Our scare-level guide is intended as a practical comparison rather than an official rating supplied by the attractions. ★☆☆ indicates a comparatively mild haunt, ★★☆ indicates a traditional haunted attraction with substantial scares, and ★★★ indicates an attraction primarily designed for teens and adults seeking a more intense haunted-house experience. Individual tolerance varies, and parents should review each attraction’s own age recommendations before purchasing tickets.
What Is Not Included
This is intentionally a guide to haunts, not every Halloween event on Long Island. Pumpkin-light displays, ordinary fall festivals, aquarium Halloween parties, costume events, escape-room Halloween editions and decorative displays are excluded unless they contain a distinct scare-focused haunted walk-through, trail or comparable attraction. For example, Spooky Fest is represented by its Haunted Woods attraction because that portion is specifically designed to scare visitors.
How We Verify the Directory
We prioritize official attraction websites, current ticketing pages, venue announcements and current-year event calendars. Third-party haunt directories are used primarily to identify smaller residential attractions that do not maintain their own websites. Old listings are not automatically carried forward. Attractions that are canceled, closed, on hiatus, or lack meaningful evidence of current operation are removed from the active map or clearly labeled as awaiting confirmation.
Planning a Haunted House Night
October Fridays and Saturdays are usually the busiest nights at major Long Island haunts. Buying timed tickets in advance can reduce the chance of a sellout, while fast-pass options may be worthwhile at the largest attractions. Outdoor trails and residential haunts can close because of rain or unsafe conditions, so weather-sensitive attractions should be checked on the day of your visit. Closed-toe shoes are a good idea for farms, woods, dark walk-throughs and uneven ground.
From elaborate professional productions and historic mansion haunts to nonprofit scare trails, wooded rides and ambitious neighborhood walk-throughs, Long Island offers Halloween visitors a wide range of ways to get scared. This guide is designed to keep those attractions in one carefully maintained directory so visitors can compare active haunts, understand what kind of experience each one offers, and avoid outdated listings before heading out for the night.
Know of an established Long Island haunted house or haunted trail that should be included? Let us know about it.
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